School of Medicine

Care of the Whole Person, and Community

Guided by the Jesuit tradition of Cura Personalis, care of the whole person, Georgetown University School of Medicine will educate a diverse student body, in an integrated way, to become knowledgeable, ethical, skillful, and compassionate physicians and biomedical scientists who are dedicated to the care of others and health needs of our society.

News Stories

O’Donnell Named The Nehemiah and Naomi Cohen Chair in Pulmonary Disease Research
June 16, 2018
Anne E. O’Donnell, MD, a professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and chief of the division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, was named the Nehemiah and Naomi Cohen Chair in Pulmonary Disease Research at an investiture dinner held June 14.
Georgetown Researchers: Swift Action Needed to Avoid Large Deadly Nipah Outbreak
June 5, 2018
Georgetown researchers are calling for comprehensive actions to prepare for increasing outbreaks of the killer Nipah virus that will help mitigate the risk of a future pandemic of the disease.
CENTILE Colloquium Brings Together Educators from Across the Medical Center
June 3, 2018
On May 30, the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education (CENTILE) presented the Fifth Annual Colloquium for GUMC Educators in the Health Professions.
Exciting Research Finding Ushers in New Era in Breast Cancer Treatment
June 3, 2018
Definitive results from a large international breast cancer study that included Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center show that a genetic test can help determine the course of a woman’s treatment and will ultimately spare many women with the most common subtype of breast cancer from receiving chemotherapy.